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Wildridings Primary School

Community school · Bracknell · RG12 7DX

Ages 5–11 · 413 pupils · Bracknell Forest

Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.84 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-02-10

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)51%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
354

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.84 · Often has places

1st preferences

37

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

37

Total preferences (any rank)
88
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

413 pupils · 460 places

Pupils on roll
413
Boys / girls
211 / 202
School capacity
460
Capacity fill
413 / 460 (90%)
Free school meals
16.9%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Brent Ellis

Location

Address
Netherton
Postcode
RG12 7DX
Town
Bracknell
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Bracknell Forest
District
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Bracknell
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, 413 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.9%.

Open schools in Bracknell
26
Primary schools in Bracknell
19
Academies among open schools in Bracknell
46% (12)
Open schools in RG12
17
Primary in RG12
14
Open schools in Bracknell Forest LA
46
Primary in Bracknell Forest LA
29

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Community school · Primary

    Bracknell · RG12 7JZ · Bracknell Forest

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM16.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Great Hollands Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bracknell · RG12 8YR · Bracknell Forest

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM34.3%
    • Demand0.92

    0.6 miles away

  • The Pines School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bracknell · RG12 7WX · Bracknell Forest

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM21.3%
    • Demand1.30

    1.0 miles away

  • Jennett's Park CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bracknell · RG12 8EB · Bracknell Forest

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM12.1%
    • Demand0.93

    1.0 miles away

  • King's Academy Meadow Vale

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bracknell · RG42 1SY · Bracknell Forest

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM16.9%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Brent Ellis
Telephone
01344425483

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